Bobby Jindal Blasts Mitt Romney

quote:Asked about Romney’s comments at a meeting of the Republican Governors Association at the Encore Hotel here in Las Vegas, Jindal did not hold back. “That is absolutely wrong,” Jindal said. “Two points on that. One, we have got to stop dividing American voters. We need to go after 100 percent of the votes, not 53 percent — we need to go after every single vote. And second, we need to continue to show that our policies help every voter out there achieve the American dream, which is to be in the middle class, which is to be able to give their children the opportunity to get a great education, which is for their children to have even better-paying jobs than their parents.”

“So I absolutely reject that notion, that description,” Jindal continued. I think it’s absolutely wrong. I don’t think that represents where we are as a party and where we’re going as a party. And that has got to be one of the most fundamental takeaways from this election. If we’re going to continue to be a competitive party and win elections on the national stage and continue to fight for our conservative principles, we need two messages to get out loudly and clearly. One, we are fighting for 100 percent of the votes, and secondly, our policies benefit every American who wants to pursue the American dream, period. No exceptions.”

quote:Obama said something similar yesterday. I all ways thought the American dream was bigger than just being in the middle class. I thought we as Americans were supposed to aspire higher.

The original American Dream was the house with the white picket fence. Of course once you get there, you want more (myself included). But we should never forget how many people are still fighting for an opportunity to get to where we are.

If everyone was in the middle class, there would be no middle class. If ALL of the "poor" made it to the "middle class", yet there were still rich people in the country, then there would be no middle class.

quote:If everyone was in the middle class, there would be no middle class. If ALL of the "poor" made it to the "middle class", yet there were still rich people in the country, then there would be no middle class.